(obsolete) To be, or to cause to be, without profit or benefit.
disprofitable
disprofitable
adj
(obsolete) unprofitable
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
epidotiferous
epidotiferous
adj
Bearing the mineral epidote.
epifolliculitis
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
extraprofessional
extraprofessional
adj
Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.
factorship
factorship
Noun
The business of a factor.
factorships
factorships
noun
plural of factorship
factoryship
fascioplasty
fautorship
fautorship
noun
The role or status of fautor.
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
feldspathoid
feldspathoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling a feldspar.
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds. Feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group.
feldspathoidal
feldspathoidal
adj
(of a rock) Having feldspathoids.
felsosphaerite
ferroprussiate
ferroprussiate
noun
(chemistry) ferrocyanate; ferrocyanide
fetiparous
fetiparous
adj
(of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed
fetoproteins
fetoproteins
noun
plural of fetoprotein
fetoscopies
fetoscopies
noun
plural of fetoscopy
fibrinoplastic
fibrinoplastic
adj
Like fibrinoplastin; capable of forming fibrin when brought in contact with fibrinogen.
fibrinoplastin
fibrinoplastin
noun
(biochemistry) An albuminous substance in the blood which, in combination with fibrinogen, forms fibrin.
fibrolipomatous
fibrolipomatous
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibrolipomas
fibropericarditis
fibroplastic
fibroplastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibroplasia
filiopietistic
filiopietistic
adj
Expressing, or characterised by, filial piety.
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fingerposts
fingerposts
noun
plural of fingerpost
finspot
firespout
firestop
firestop
noun
(construction) A fire block.
(construction) Any multi-component system designed to stop fire and smoke from migrating through openings around piping, wiring, ductwork, cable trays, bus ducts, etc., as well as through movement joints in walls and floors that are required to have a fire-resistance rating.
firestopping
firestopping
noun
Material used as a firestop.
fishpot
fishpot
noun
A basket or similar container that is sunk, with a float attached, and used for catching fish or other sea creatures
fishpotter
fissipalmation
fissiparation
fissiparation
noun
Alternative form of fissipation
floppiest
floppiest
adj
superlative form of floppy: most floppy
fluoroscopist
fluoroscopist
noun
One who carries out fluoroscopy.
fluoroscopists
fluoroscopists
noun
plural of fluoroscopist
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
footmanship
footmanship
noun
(archaic) The skill or ability to run (of humans or animals).
(historical) The post or position of footman; the skill or art of a footman.
footprints
footprints
noun
plural of footprint
forescript
forescript
noun
A prescription.
forestership
forestership
noun
The post or status of forester.
foretopsail
foretopsail
noun
(nautical) The sail draped from the foretopmast.
fortepianos
fortepianos
noun
plural of fortepiano
fostership
fostership
noun
The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
frontispiece
frontispiece
noun
(archaic, publishing) The title page of a book.
(architecture) A façade, especially an ornamental one.
(architecture) A small ornamental pediment, especially at the top of a window or door.
(publishing) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
(slang, archaic, humorous) A person's face.
verb
(transitive, rare) To supply with a frontispiece.
frontispieced
frontispieced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frontispiece
frontispieces
frontispieces
noun
plural of frontispiece
frontispiecing
frontispiecing
verb
present participle of frontispiece
frontosphenoidal
frontspiece
frontspieces
frostnipped
frostnipped
adj
Affected by frostnip.
frostproofing
frostproofing
verb
present participle of frostproof
fructiparous
godfathership
godfathership
noun
The role or status of a godfather.
hesperornithiformes
hyperconformist
hyperfastidious
hyperfastidious
Adjective
Extremely fastidious.
hyperfastidiously
hyperfastidiousness
hyposulfite
hyposulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion
(inorganic chemistry) The thiosulfate anion and salts
imperfections
imperfections
noun
plural of imperfection
imperfectious
imperforates
imperforates
noun
plural of imperforate
impersonification
impersonification
noun
(archaic) personification; investment with personality; representation in a personal form
(archaic) the act of impersonating; impersonation
implementiferous
implementiferous
adj
(archaeology) Yielding implements.
impossibilification
inferoposterior
inferoposterior
adj
(anatomy) inferior and posterior
infraposition
infraposition
noun
A situation or position beneath.
insectproof
insectproof
adj
Resistant to insects.
insultproof
insultproof
adj
Resistant to insults.
interprofessional
interprofessional
adj
Between professionals.
interprofessionally
interprofessionally
adv
In an interprofessional manner
knifepoints
knifepoints
noun
plural of knifepoint
lieproofliest
mifepristone
mifepristone
noun
(pharmacology) A steroid pharmaceutical (trademark RU-486) that inhibits the action of progesterone given orally in early pregnancy to induce abortion, or as an emergency contraceptive.
mistakeproof
mistakeproof
adj
Resistant to mistakes.
moistureproof
moistureproof
adj
Resistant to moisture.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to moisture.
mosquitoproof
mosquitoproof
adj
Resistant to mosquitos.
nonfeldspathic
nonfeldspathic
adj
Not feldspathic.
nonpacifist
nonpacifist
noun
One who is not a pacifist.
nonpacifistic
nonpersonification
nonpersonification
noun
Lack of personification.
nonpreferentialism
nonprofanities
nonprofitableness
nonproliferations
nonproliferations
noun
plural of nonproliferation
nonpyritiferous
nonpyritiferous
adj
Not pyritiferous.
nonsaponification
nonsimplification
nonsimplification
noun
Absence of simplification.
nonspecification
nonspecification
adj
Not conforming or pertaining to a specification.
nonspecificity
nonspecificity
noun
The state or condition of being nonspecific.
occipitofrontalis
occipitofrontalis
noun
(anatomy) A large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.
offprints
offprints
noun
plural of offprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of offprint
oppositiflorous
oppositifolious
oppositifolious
adj
(botany) Placed at the same node with a leaf, but separated from it by the whole diameter of the stem.
opsonification
opsonification
noun
Synonym of opsonization
overplentifulness
oversimplification
oversimplification
noun
An explanation that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.
The process of making such an explanation.
oversimplifications
oversimplifications
noun
plural of oversimplification
pacifications
pacifications
noun
plural of pacification
pacificators
pacificators
noun
plural of pacificator
palsification
palsification
noun
The development of palsy.
parrotfish
parrotfish
noun
Any of several tropical marine fish of the family Scaridae known for their beak-like mass of teeth used to scrape algae from rocks or coral.
parrotfishes
parrotfishes
noun
plural of parrotfish
passionfruit
passionfruit
noun
Alternative spelling of passion fruit
patriofelis
pectiniferous
peltiferous
peltifolious
perfectionism
perfectionism
noun
(philosophy) A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for.
An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.
perfectionist
perfectionist
adj
(philosophy) Inclined or related to perfectionism.
Demanding perfection; being a perfectionist; imposing overly high standards.
noun
(US, historical) One of the Bible Communists or Free-lovers, a small American sect founded by J. H. Noyes (1811-86), which settled at Oneida in 1848, holding that the gospel if accepted secures freedom from sin.
(philosophy, now rare) Someone who thinks that religious or moral perfection can be attained in this life.
Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.
perfectionistic
perfectionistic
adj
Perfectionist.
perfectionists
perfectionists
noun
plural of perfectionist
perfections
perfections
noun
plural of perfection
perforations
perforations
noun
plural of perforation
perfunctoriness
perfunctoriness
noun
The characteristic or state of being perfunctory.
perfunctorious
perfunctorious
adj
(archaic) Synonym of perfunctory
perfunctoriously
perfunctoriously
adv
(archaic) Synonym of perfunctorily
perfusionist
perfusionist
noun
A trained clinician who operates the heart-lung machine during cardiac and other surgeries.
perifolliculitis
perifolliculitis
noun
An inflammation in the skin around the hair follicles.
perofskite
perofskite
noun
Alternative form of perovskite
personifiant
personification
personification
noun
A literary device in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human
personifications
personifications
noun
plural of personification
personificative
personificative
adj
That personifies; anthropomorphic.
personificator
pestiferous
pestiferous
adj
annoying, vexatious
containing organisms that cause contagious diseases
pestiferously
pestiferously
adv
In a pestiferous manner.
pestiferousness
pestiferousness
noun
The quality of being pestiferous.
pestifugous
petaliferous
petaliferous
adj
Bearing petals.
petrifactions
petrifactions
noun
plural of petrifaction
petroliferous
petroliferous
adj
(geology, petrology, of a rock or geologic formation) Containing or yielding petroleum.
pettifoggers
pettifoggers
noun
plural of pettifogger
pettifogs
pettifogs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pettifog